Chaitra month
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Chaitra month is the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in March–April, and is associated with the onset of spring and numerous regional festivals.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chaitra | 1 |
| Chaitra (Bengali month) | 1 |
| Chaitra Maas | 1 |
| Chaitra month canonical | 1 |
| Chithirai | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2871499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chaitra month Context triple: [Gangaur, timeOfYear, Chaitra month]
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A.
Shravan month
Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
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B.
Boishakh
Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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C.
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year festival, celebrated with colorful cultural events, processions, and traditional foods across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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D.
Vesākha
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
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E.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chaitra month Target entity description: Chaitra month is the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in March–April, and is associated with the onset of spring and numerous regional festivals.
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A.
Shravan month
Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
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B.
Boishakh
Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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C.
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year festival, celebrated with colorful cultural events, processions, and traditional foods across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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D.
Vesākha
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
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E.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar month
ⓘ
month ⓘ |
| altName |
Chait
ⓘ
Chaitra month ⓘ
surface form:
Chaitra Maas
Chaitra Mahina ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Navaratri
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaitra Navratri
Cheti Chand ⓘ Gudi Padwa ⓘ Rama Navami ⓘ Ugadi ⓘ Vishu ⓘ
surface form:
Vishu (in some regional reckoning)
|
| associatedWithZodiacSign | Mesha (Aries) in some regional calendars ⓘ |
| calendarType |
lunar
ⓘ
lunisolar ⓘ |
| correspondsTo |
first month of the Shaka Samvat calendar (in some traditions)
ⓘ
first month of the Vikram Samvat calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | start of many regional New Year celebrations ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Sanskrit word "Chaitra" ⓘ |
| follows | Phalguna ⓘ |
| hasBeginningDefinedBy |
full moon
ⓘ
new moon ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| lengthInDays | 29–30 ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Ugadi
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu New Year
Navaratri ⓘ
surface form:
Navratri
Rama worship ⓘ |
| marks | onset of spring in many parts of India ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hindus
ⓘ
some Buddhists in South Asia ⓘ |
| positionInYear | 1 ⓘ |
| precedes | Vaishakha ⓘ |
| regionalImportance |
high in Central India
ⓘ
high in North India ⓘ high in Western India ⓘ high in parts of South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| seasonAssociatedWith | spring ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianSpan |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
| usedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Hindu religious calendar ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ traditional Indian lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chaitra month Description of subject: Chaitra month is the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in March–April, and is associated with the onset of spring and numerous regional festivals.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chaitra
this entity surface form:
Chithirai
this entity surface form:
Chaitra (Bengali month)
subject surface form:
Chaitra
this entity surface form:
Chaitra Maas